The Resource The Wiz, screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production, (videorecording)

The Wiz, screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production, (videorecording)

Label
The Wiz
Title
The Wiz
Statement of responsibility
screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production
Contributor
Actor
Film director
Film distributor
Film producer
Librettist
Producer
Production company
Screenwriter
Subject
Genre
Language
  • eng
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • spa
  • eng
  • eng
Summary
Dorothy is a 24-year-old Manhattan kindergarten teacher who is whisked away from her inner-city neighborhood via a snowstorm to the mysterious land of Oz. Oz is a sprawling, decaying, nightmarish, and dangerous megalopolis that resembles the physical characteristics of New York City
Member of
Cataloging source
TEFMT
Characteristic
videorecording
http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/collectionName
Wiz (Motion picture)
Credits note
Director of photography, Oswald Morris ; editor, Dede Allen ; songs, Charlie Smalls ; music adaptation, Quincy Jones ; production and costume designer, Tony Walton ; special visual effects, Albert Whitlock
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
MPAA rating: G
Language note
English or French dialogue; French or Spanish subtitles; Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.W59 2010
PerformerNote
Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Nipsey Russell, Ted Ross, Mabel King, Theresa Merritt, Thelma Carpenter, Lena Horne, Richard Pryor
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1939-
  • 1949-
  • 1924-2011
  • 1944-
  • 1958-2009
  • 1924-2005
  • 1932-1999
  • 1940-2005
  • 1928-2019
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Schumacher, Joel
  • Cohen, Rob
  • Lumet, Sidney
  • Ross, Diana
  • Jackson, Michael
  • Russell, Nipsey
  • Ross, Ted
  • King, Mabel
  • Merritt, Theresa
  • Carpenter, Thelma
  • Horne, Lena
  • Pryor, Richard
  • Brown, William F.
  • Harper, Ken
  • Smalls, Charlie
  • Universal Studios Home Entertainment (Firm)
  • Motown Productions
Runtime
135
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Gale, Dorothy
  • Oz (Imaginary place)
  • Kindergarten teachers
  • New York (N.Y.)
Technique
live action
Label
The Wiz, screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production, (videorecording)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1978
  • Based on the stage musical by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York stage by Ken Harper
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Special features: Wiz on down the road; Theatrical trailer
Bar code
  • 31223136075422
  • 31223136075398
  • 31223136075430
  • 31223136075406
  • 31223136075414
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192067662
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
61114648
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)681786381
System details
Blu-ray disc; DTS-HD master audio 5.1, DTS 5.1, DTS 2.0; BD-50, BD-Live 2.0, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc
Label
The Wiz, screenplay by Joel Schumacher ; produced by Rob Cohen ; directed by Sidney Lumet ; a Motown production, (videorecording)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • Originally released as a motion picture in 1978
  • Based on the stage musical by William F. Brown ; music and lyrics by Charlie Smalls ; produced on the New York stage by Ken Harper
  • Wide screen (1.85:1)
  • Special features: Wiz on down the road; Theatrical trailer
Bar code
  • 31223136075422
  • 31223136075398
  • 31223136075430
  • 31223136075406
  • 31223136075414
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Configuration of playback channels
mixed
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Extent
1 videodisc (135 min.)
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
025192067662
Other physical details
sound, color
Physical substance
plastic
Publisher number
61114648
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System control number
(OCoLC)681786381
System details
Blu-ray disc; DTS-HD master audio 5.1, DTS 5.1, DTS 2.0; BD-50, BD-Live 2.0, 1080p High Definition; requires Blu-ray player
Video recording format
Blu-ray disc

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